diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/libmap.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/libmap.c
index 56e04fdaf209..37a6d6beacd0 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/libmap.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/libmap.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ lm_init (void)
 			 * There should be nothing except whitespace or comment
 			  from this point to the end of the line.
 			 */
-			while(isspace(*cp)) *cp++;
+			while(isspace(*cp)) cp++;
 			if (!iseol(*cp)) continue;
 
 			strcpy(prog, c);